Thirty-six-year-old Tooraj Hayati moved to the UK from Iran a year ago and was advised by friends to sign-up for an ESOL course to improve his English.
Tooraj said: “Now that I’m living here I want to be part of English society so it’s important that I learn about English culture and how to communicate correctly, and I don’t want to have to ask people for help all the time.
“It’s a really good course – my reading, writing and listening skills are much better than before and I feel more confident talking to – I don’t need an interpreter to help me anymore and that feels good!”
After completing his ESOL course Tooraj hopes to enrol for GCSE maths and to apply to university to study chemistry or engineering in the future.
